THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 841

enclosed Rolls A and B, I now most respectively
submit my progress report for your Excellency's
consideration.

Wellington, 7th May, 1879.

JAMES PAUL,
Medal Commissioner.

ROLL A.

NOMINAL RETURN of Officers and Men of the Colo-
nial Forces who have made application for the New
Zealand War Medal for services performed prior to
the 31st December, 1866, and whose claims have
been admitted since the publication of the Commis-
sioner's last report.

Feltus, Richard James, Issuer, Auckland Volunteers
Lane, James, Private, 2nd Waikato Regiment
Money, Charles L., Trooper, Wanganui Cavalry
McDonald, James, Constable, Volunteer Special Constable
Nash, James, Private, Taranaki Military Settlers
Prowse, Charles W., Private, Taranaki Military Settlers
Read, Richard, Private, 2nd Waikato Regiment
Vaughan, Mathew, Private, Forest Rangers.

ROLL B.

NOMINAL RETURN of Officers and Men of the Colo-
nial Forces who have made application for the New
Zealand War Medal for services performed subse-
quent to the 31st December, 1866, and whose claims
have been admitted since the publication of the
Commissioner's last report.

Adam, Samuel, Private, Armed Constabulary
Brodie, Charles W., Private, Wellington Rilles
Cahill, Patrick Barry, Sergeant, Armed Constabulary
Garbes, Peter, Private, Wellington Rifles
Hayes, Thomas, Private, Armed Constabulary
Higgins, James, Bugler, Patea Rifles
Manley, John, Trooper, Wanganui Cavalry
Outon, William, Private, Armed Constabulary
Phillips, Abraham, Private, Wellington Rifles
Traynor, John J., Constable, Armed Constabulary
Stewart, James, Trooper, Wanganui Cavalry
Whitehead, Joseph, Constable, Armed Constabulary
Berkley, John, Sergeant, Armed Constabulary.

Cadet appointed in Surveyor-General's Department.

General Survey Office,
Wellington, 28th May, 1879.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

WALTER HERBERT DUNNAGE

to be a Cadet in the Survey Department of New
Zealand. Appointment dating from 20th May, 1879.

J. BALLANCE,
(for the Minister of Lands.)

Rules for the Examination of Masters, Mates, and
Engineers.

IN pursuance of the powers vested in me by the
twenty-fourth section of "The Shipping and
Seamen's Act, 1877," I do hereby declare that the
following Rules for the Examination of Masters,
Mates, and Engineers shall be in force from and
after the first day of July, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-nine, and shall supersede
any rules or regulations at present in force affect-
ing such examinations.

Given under my hand, at Wellington, this
seventeenth day of June, one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-nine.

G. GREY,
Minister having charge of the
Marine Department.

RULES FOR THE EXAMINATION OF MASTERS,

MATES, AND ENGINEERS.

1. Certificates of Competency. - Certificates of
   competency will be granted to those persons who
   pass the requisite examinations, and otherwise
   comply with the requisite conditions. For this
   purpose Examiners have been appointed, and
   arrangements have been made for holding ex-
   aminations at such times and places as may be
   found to be most suitable for general convenience;
   due notice whereof will be given in the New
   Zealand Gazette.

2. Certificate may be Renewed in certain Cases.
   -If any certificate of competency issued by
   the Marine Department which has been defaced
   so as to become illegible, or has been seriously
   injured by wear or tear, is presented to a Super-
   intendent of Mercantile Marine in the course of
   duty, the same should at once be transmitted by
   the Superintendent to the Secretary of the
   Marine Department, together with the usual form
   of application for renewal of certificate duly filled
   up, in order that a renewed certificate may be
   issued. This will be done free of charge in those
   cases where it is satisfactorily shown to the
   Marine Department that due care has been taken
   of the original.

This power will have to be exercised with great
discretion by the Superintendents of Mercantile
Marine, so as not to interfere with any engage-
ment for sea service which the possessor of the
injured certificate may have entered into.

3. Notice of Application for Examination to be
   given by Candidates. - Candidates for examination
   must give in their names to the Superintendent
   of the Mercantile Marine Office (Customhouse),
   if the place where they intend to be examined is
   a port at which examinations are held, or to "The
   Secretary of the Marine Department," at Wel-
   lington, on or before the day of examination, and
   must conform to any rules in this respect which
   may be laid down by the Board of Examiners from
   time to time.

4. Form of Application. - Candidates for exami-
   nation will, in future, be required to make their
   application on a form, which will be supplied on
   applying to the Superintendent of the Mercantile
   Marine Office (Customhouse), or to the Secretary
   of the Marine Department, at Wellington, and
   to pay the examination fee, before any step is
   taken, whether by inquiring into their services or
   testing their qualifications, &c. If a candidate
   fail in his examination, he shall be entitled to
   have returned to him one-half of the fee he has
   paid.

Should it be found that their service is not
sufficient to enable them to be examined, the fee
will not be returned, but a receipt for the fee will
be given them. Candidates will be allowed to
present themselves for examination, without pay-
ing any further fee, when they have fulfilled the
requisite service.

5. Testimonials of Character, Conduct, and
   Ability required. - Testimonials of character, and
   of sobriety, experience, ability, and good conduct
   on board ship, will be required of all applicants,
   and must be lodged with the form of application
   for examination, when filled in. Without pro-